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Claude Mem

An open-source TypeScript developer tool that captures agent activity, compresses it with AI and retrieves relevant context across sessions. It is designed for persistent agent memory and context retrieval, with ChromaDB among its listed topics.

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Claude Mem — OpenViST project profile in Agent Memory & RAG.
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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when an agent needs to carry useful context from earlier sessions into later work, particularly in coding-agent workflows where repeated tasks or ongoing projects benefit from retained history.

Who it is for

  • Developers building or operating AI agents across multiple sessions.
  • Teams working with coding-agent environments such as Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot or OpenCode.
  • Builders who need searchable history or reusable context from previous agent sessions.

Documented uses

  • Add persistent cross-session memory to a coding agent.
  • Store compressed agent observations for later semantic retrieval.
  • Create a searchable history of agent sessions.
  • Inject relevant prior context into a subsequent agent session.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public, uses the Apache-2.0 license, and is classified as a CLI and self-hosted developer tool.

  • Whether your agent environment is among the documented integrations, including Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot and OpenCode.
  • Whether you need context compression as well as retrieval across sessions.
  • Whether a TypeScript, CLI or self-hosted developer tool fits your implementation workflow.
  • Whether Apache-2.0 open-source licensing is appropriate for your project.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Install Claude-Mem for an agent environment

Set up Claude-Mem so it can preserve context across sessions for Claude Code, Grok Bot, OpenCode, or Antigravity CLI.

Before you start

  • Node.js 20.0.0 or higher
  • For Claude Code, the latest version with plugin support
  • Bun and uv, which the installer may auto-install if missing
  • SQLite 3, bundled for persistent storage

Steps

  1. Run the command below for the default installation.

    Documented command
    npx claude-mem install

  2. For Grok Bot, run the command below; use --provider host to opt into the local observer.

    Documented command
    npx claude-mem install --ide grok-bot

  3. Alternatively, install for OpenCode with the command below, or for Antigravity CLI with the command below.

    Documented command
    npx claude-mem install --ide opencode
    Documented command
    npx claude-mem install --ide antigravity

  4. For Claude Code marketplace installation, add thedotmack/claude-mem, install the claude-mem plugin, and restart Claude Code.

  5. After installation, choose a memory provider when prompted, or pass an explicit --provider flag to skip sign-in interaction.

Expected outcome

Claude-Mem is installed and configured to capture agent activity, compress context, and make prior-session context available to later sessions.

Guide limitations

  • The documented marketplace flow applies to Claude Code and requires restarting Claude Code.
  • The Grok Bot integration watches chat log files because Grok Bot has no host hooks.
  • npm install -g claude-mem installs only the SDK/library and does not register plugin hooks or set up the worker service.
  • Provider selection and sign-in behavior depend on the installation options described in the documentation.
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These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.

ProjectDocumented purposePlatformAccess and requirements
Claude MemAdd persistent cross-session memory to a coding agent.CLI, Self-hostedThe repository is public, uses the Apache-2.0 license, and is classified as a CLI and self-hosted developer tool. No pricing or account requirements are documented in the supplied evidence.
Continuum — pouyahasanamrejiStore project lessons so coding agents can retrieve them across conversations.CLI, Self-hosted, ServerThe repository documents local Docker Compose and bare-metal development setups. Bare-metal startup requires Node 22.12.0 or later and pnpm 10.33 or later; the Compose path skips these host prerequisites.
HaftRecord the problem a project is solving and the options considered.CLI, Self-hosted
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Sources & review

Official repository ↗Guide documentation ↗
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30 September 2026
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